Best PlacesNewfoundland, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Newfoundland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Newfoundland ranks 46,698th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Newfoundland
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Newfoundland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Newfoundland ranks high
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 77% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 68% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where Newfoundland ranks low
- Short commute45.0 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Newfoundland
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newfoundland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,132, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Newfoundland's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Newfoundland
Newfoundland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Newfoundland.
Who works in Newfoundland, and how
Work in Newfoundland centers on manufacturing and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Newfoundland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Newfoundland.
What the weather is like in Newfoundland, month by month
Newfoundland sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Newfoundland
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Newfoundland
Schools across Newfoundland average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elliott County Intermediate SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elliott County Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Elliott County High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Newfoundland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Newfoundland measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Newfoundland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Newfoundland
Is Newfoundland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Newfoundland ranks 46,698th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and clean air, and lowest on long commutes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Newfoundland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,204. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $49,132 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Newfoundland safe?
Yes, Newfoundland is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $235 per resident a year.
Compare Newfoundland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Newfoundland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Newfoundland represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Newfoundland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Newfoundland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Newfoundland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Newfoundland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Newfoundland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Newfoundland detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.